Murdeshwar is a town in Bhatkal Taluk of Karnataka, India. Murdeshwar is famous for the huge towering statue of Lord Shiva, demonstrating great distances, is existing in the temple complex. It is the second highest statue of Lord Shiva in the globe. This town lies on the coast of the Arabian Sea and is also well-known for the Murdeshwar Temple is based upon the Kanduka Hill which is surrounded on three sides by the waters of the Arabian Sea and Raja Gopura another attraction which is 20-storied gopura is constructed at the temple. Murdeshwar is located near Gokarna and is easily accessible from the Mangalore airport. The Murudeshwar temple is its primary attraction. Nearby destinations like Jog falls and Agumbe are also destinations nowadays becoming popular.

The architecture of the temple is a combination of both Chalukyan and Pallava style. The temple located on the Kanduka Giri hill is bounded by sea waters on all three sides. Behind the temple is the Murudeshwara fort believed to have been renovated by Tipu Sultan, the tiger of Mysore.

It is a 455 kilometer journey from Bangalore to Murudeshwar. You can go to Murudeshwar to spend a rejuvenating weekend on this paradise on the coast of Karnataka.